McConnell Says GOP Can Hold Senate in 2016

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said Republicans have a chance to maintain control of the Senate in the 2016 election, when two dozen GOP seats will be contested, the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Of the 24 Republicans up for re-election next year, Sen. Dan Coats of Indiana is retiring and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida announced on Monday that he will run instead to be the GOP’s White House nominee. GOP Sen. David Vitter, also up for re-election in 2016, is running this year for governor of Louisiana.”